European conference on Xylella fastidiosa: finding answers to a global problem
A major scientific conference on European research into Xylella fastidiosa was held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, from 13-15 November 2017. The conference was organised jointly by EFSA, the University of the Balearic Islands, the Euphresco network for phytosanitary research coordination and funding, the EU Horizon 2020 projects POnTE and XF-ACTORS, and the European Commission’s Directorate-Generalfor Research and Innovation (DG RTD).
The event provided a platform for in-depth discussion on the results of research into X. fastidiosa and its vectors, in support of on-going efforts to control the European outbreaks. As well as speakers and participants from Europe, the conference was attended by scientific experts from other parts of the world where X. fastidiosa has been present for many years.
Documents
- Book of abstracts
- Presentations: available for each session below
Day 1 - 13th November 2017
| Time | Items |
|---|---|
07.30-08.45 | Registration and posters hanging |
| 08.45-09.00 | Welcome and introduction to the event |
| SESSION 1 | Xylella fastidiosa: a global threat Chair: Alexander Purcell, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley CA (US) | |
09.00-09.25 | Xylella fastidiosa: new risks from an old threat |
09.25-09.40 | Biology and pathogenicity of Xylella fastidiosa associated to olive quick decline syndrome in Apulia, Italy Maria Saponari, CNR, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Bari (IT) - Presentation |
09.40-09.55 | Emergence of Xylella fastidiosa in Spain: current situation Blanca Landa, CSIC, Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible, Cordoba (ES) - Presentation |
| 09.55-10.10 | Xylella fastidiosa in France: current situation in Corsica and in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Françoise Poliakoff, ANSES (FR) - Presentation |
| 10.10-10.25 | Xylella fastidiosa in Costa Rica: understanding of the pathogen and containment through collaborative approach Carlos Chacon, University of Costa Rica, Centro de Investigación en Enfernedades Tropicales, San Pedro (CR) |
| 10.25-11.00 | Questions & discussion |
| 11.00-11.30 | Coffee/Tea break |
| SESSION 2 | Xylella fastidiosa: biology and genetics Chair: Blanca Landa, CSIC, Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible, Cordoba (ES) | |
11.30-11.55 | Calcium has multiple roles during the interactions between Xylella fastidiosa and host plants |
| 11.55-12.10 | XfDSF II are found in Xylella fastidiosa outer membrane vesicles Oseias Feitosa-Junior, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo (BR) |
| 12.10-12.25 | Distribution and adaptation of Xylella fastidiosa in Californian grapevines Mathieu Vanhove, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley CA (US) - Presentation |
12.25-12.40 | Insights into the genome of the De Donno strain of Xylella fastidiosa Annalisa Giampetruzzi, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari (IT) - Presentation |
| 12.40-13.15 | Questions & discussion |
13.15-14.15 | Lunch |
| SESSION 3 | Xylella fastidiosa: host plants and resistance Chair: Marie Agnès Jacques, INRA, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Beaucouze (FR) | |
14.15-14.40 | Controlling Pierce’s Disease with molecular and classical breeding Andrew Walker, University of California Davis, Davis CA (US) - Presentation |
14.40-14.55 | Screening of olive germplasm for resistance to Xylella fastidiosa ST53: the state of the art Donato Boscia, CNR, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Bari (IT) - Presentation |
14.55-15.10 | Xylella fastidiosa in olive trees in Brazil: survey, host susceptibility, and inoculation tests Helvecio De La Coletta-Filho, Centro de Citricultura, Instituto Agronomico, Cordeiropolis SP (BR) - Presentation |
15.10-15.25 | Study of plant growth conditions influencing Xylella fastidiosa disease in different plant species Marieke Lippens, ILVO - Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Merelbeke (BE) |
15.25-15.40 | A global database on the host plants of Xylella spp. Alice Delbianco, European Food Safety Authority - Presentation |
| 15.40-16.15 | Questions & discussion |
| 16.15-16.45 | Coffee/Tea break |
| SESSION 4 | Xylella fastidiosa: pathogen and disease control in the host plants Chair: Maria Saponari, CNR, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Bari (IT) | |
| 16.45-17.10 | Advances in controlling Xylella fastidiosa in the host plants Alessandra Alvez de Souza, Centro de Citricultura, Instituto Agronomico, Cordeiropolis SP (BR) |
| 17.10-17.25 | Evaluation of field treatments to reduce the impact of Xylella fastidiosa infections in olive trees Crescenza Dongiovanni, Centro di Ricerca, Sperimentazione e Formazione in Agricoltura Basile Caramia; Locorotondo (BA) (IT) - Presentation |
| 17.25-17.40 | The endophytic bacterial community of healthy and Xylella-infected olive sapwood Franco Nigro, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari (IT) |
| 17.40-17.55 | Attempts to develop sustainable biocontrol strategies of Xylella fastidiosa infections in olive Massimiliano Morelli, CNR, Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante, Bari (IT) |
| 17.55-18.10 | Antibacterial and plant defence elicitor peptides against Xylella fastidiosa Emilio Montesinos, University of Girona (ES) |
| 18.10-18.45 | Questions & discussion |
| 20.00-21.00 | Special parallel session CURE-XF (Capacity building and raising awareness in Europe and in Third Countries to cope with Xylella fastidiosa) Chaired by Maroun El Moujabber, CIHEAM, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Valenzano (BA) (IT)
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| 18.45-21.00 | Poster session & Networking reception (Poster presenters for poster sessions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7 are requested to attend their posters from 19.15 to 20.30) |
Day 2 - 14th November 2017
| Time | Items |
|---|---|
| SESSION 5 | Vectors and epidemiology part 1 Chairs: Domenico Bosco, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino (IT) | |
08.30-08.55 | Diversity of xylem-feeders and their role in epidemiology of diseases caused by Xylella fastidiosa |
08.55-09.10 | Phenology population dynamics and host plants of Philaenus spumarius in Italian olive groves Nicola Bodino, Università degli Studi di Torino, Torino (IT) |
09.10-09.25 | EPG study on Philaenus spumarius feeding behaviour Daniele Cornara, CSIC, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Madrid (ES) |
| 09.25-09.40 | Seasonal pattern hosts and abundance of the potential vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Mallorca Miguel Miranda, University of the Balearic Islands UIB-INAGEA, Palma (ES) - Presentation |
| 09.40-09.55 | Significance of xylem feeding Auchenorrhyncha in orchards and vineyards in Germany Anna Markheiser, JKI, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Quedlinburg (DE) |
| 09.55-10.30 | Questions & discussion |
| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee / Tea break |
| SESSION 5 | Vectors and epidemiology part 2 Chair: Alberto Fereres, CSIC, Instituto de Ciencias Agrarias, Madrid (ES) | |
| 11.00-11.15 | The distribution and phenology of five potential vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in Belgium Jean Claude Gregoire, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Bruxelles (BE) - Presentation |
| 11.15-11.30 | Potential insect vectors of Xylella fastidiosa in the United Kingdom Chris Malumphy, Fera Science Limited, York (UK) - Presentation |
| 11.30-11.45 | Preliminary evaluation of different insecticides against Philaenus spumarius Crescenza Dongiovanni, Centro di Ricerca, Sperimentazione e Formazione in Agricoltura Basile Caramia; Locorotondo (BA) (IT) - Presentation |
| 11.45-12.00 | Zelus renardii an assassin bug candidate for Philaenus spumarius biocontrol Francesco Porcelli, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari (IT) - Presentation |
| 12.00-12.30 | Questions & discussion |
| 12.30-14.00 | Lunch break |
| SESSION 6 | Detection and identification Chair: Martine Maes, ILVO - Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research, Merelbeke (BE) | |
14.00-14.25 | From transnational research collaboration to regional Standards: the EPPO diagnostic protocol for Xylella fastidiosa |
| 14.25-14.40 | First international proficiency testing for laboratory performance on Xylella fastidiosa detection Giuliana Loconsole, Università degli Studi di Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari (IT) - Presentation |
| 14.40-14.55 | Towards an efficient sampling procedure for early detection of Xylella fastidiosa in asymptomatic plants Maria Bergsma-Vlami, Netherlands Food and Product Safety Authority, (NL) - Presentation |
14.55-15.10 | Improving the typing of Xylella fastidiosa directly from plant materia Marie-Agnès Jacques, INRA, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Beaucouze (FR) |
| 15.10-15.25 | Real-time LAMP rapid diagnostic method for X. fastidiosa in plant material and insect vectors Yaseen Thaer, CIHEAM Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Valenzano (BA) (IT) - Presentation |
15.25-16.00 | Questions & discussion |
| 16.00-16.30 | Coffee/Tea break |
| SESSION 7 | From field detection to disease dynamics Chair: Stephen Parnell, University of Salford (UK) | |
16.30-16.55 | Detecting Xylella fastidiosa with hyperspectral remote sensing: findings from two years of airborne campaigns in Puglia Pablo J. Zarco-Tejada, Joint Research Centre, European Commission |
16.55-17.10 | Preliminary results on the canopy distribution of Xylella fastidiosa in the Apulian olive cultivars Anna Maria D’Onghia, CIHEAM Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Valenzano (BA) (IT) |
17.10-17.25 | Spatial and temporal dynamics of Olive Quick Decline Syndrome in orchards in Puglia, southern Italy Juan A. Navas-Cortés, CSIC, Instituto de Agricultura Sostenible, Cordoba (ES) - Presentation |
17.25-17.40 | Insights into the spatio-temporal spread of Xylella fastidiosa in south-eastern Italy Antonio Vincent Civera, IVIA Valencian Institute for Agricultural Research, Valencia (ES) - Presentation |
17.40-17.55 | Modeling and estimating the dynamics of Xylella fastidiosa based on French surveillance data Samuel Soubeyrand, INRA, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Avignon (FR) - Presentation |
| 17.55-18.30 | Questions & discussion |
| 18.30-20.30 | Poster session and Networking reception (Poster presenters for poster sessions 5, 6 and 8 are requested to attend their posters from 18.30 to 19.45) |
Day 3 - 15th November 2017
| Time | Items |
|---|---|
| SESSION 8 | Surveillance and control: from modelling to stakeholders analyses Chair: Wopke van der Werf, Wageningen University, Wageningen (NL) | |
08.30-08.50 | Developing surveillance strategies for Xylella fastidiosa in the Mediterranean region |
08.50-09.05 | Modelling the spread and control of Xylella fastidiosa in the early stages of invasion in Apulia Steven White, NERC Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Wallingford (UK) - Presentation |
09.05-09.20 | Evaluating containment options for a Xylella outbreak in Andalusia through network analysis Pieter Beck, Joint Research Centre, European Commission |
| 09.20-09.35 | Understanding olive growers’ intention to participate in Xylella fastidiosa control in Apulia, Italy Monique Mourits, Wageningen University, Wageningen (NL) - Presentation |
| 09.35-09.50 | Results from the automated media monitoring on Xylella fastidiosa in the Medisys platform Maria Rosaria Mannino, European Food Safety Authority and Jens Linge, Joint Research Centre, European Commission - Presentation |
| 09.50-10.05 | Stakeholders’ perception of Xylella fastidiosa disease: the case of Apulia region in southern Italy Claudio Bogliotti, CIHEAM, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari, Valenzano (BA) (IT) - Presentation |
| 10.05-10.30 | Questions & discussion |
| 10.30-11.00 | Coffee/Tea break |
| FINAL SESSION Chair: Mike Jeger, Imperial College London (UK) & EFSA Plant Health Panel | |
11.00-11.10 | Feedback from stakeholders on Xylella research: achievements and needs from a farmer perspective |
| 11.10-11.20 | Feedback from stakeholders on Xylella research: achievements and needs from a nursery perspective Josep M. Pagès, ENA - European Nursery stock Association - Presentation |
| 11.20-11.30 | Feedback from stakeholders on Xylella research: achievements and needs from a risk manager perspective Harry Arijs, European Commission, DG SANTE - Presentation |
| 11.30-11.40 | Agricultural research and innovation in Horizon 2020: Plant health in the SC2 Work Programme 2018 – 2020 Patrizia Eleonora Ganci, European Commission, DG AGRI - Presentation |
| 11.40-11.50 | Microbiome under FOOD 2030 strategy Razvan Anistoroaei, European Commission, DG Research & Innovation - Presentation |
| 11.50-12.00 | 2017-2022 Euphresco strategic research agenda Baldissera Giovani, European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization, Paris (FR) - Presentation |
12.00-12.10 | European Conferences on Xylella fastidiosa: events calendar and publication of proceedings Giuseppe Stancanelli, European Food Safety Authority - Presentation |
| 12.10-12.40 | Questions & discussion |
| 12.40-13.00 | Concluding remarks and end of meeting Alexander Purcell, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley (CA) (US) and Mike Jeger, Imperial College London (UK) & EFSA Plant Health Panel - Presentation |
The recent detection of X. fastidiosa in Italy, France and Spain represents an important change in the geographical distribution of this dangerous plant pathogen, which now poses a serious threat to the agriculture and environment of Europe and the Mediterranean region.
This year’s conference follows the workshop “Xylella fastidiosa: knowledge gaps and research priorities for the EU” that was organised in 2015 by EFSA and the European Commission’s Directorates-General for Research and Innovation, Agriculture and Rural Development, and Health and Food Safety.
Further annual conferences are envisaged to help meet a request from the European Commission for regular scientific updates on research into X. fastidiosa.
Panel
Experts in pest risk assessment, plant pathology, epidemiology, and ecology.